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A friend sent this to my mother. :) It was SO good that I just HAD to share it with you. :)

"I don't want to impose, but I'm just asking you to share this one with a few of your friends.

It is a couple of weeks until election day when the people will decide who will be the next President of the United States . The person elected will be the president of all

Americans, not just the Democrats or the Republicans. It's time that we all need to come together, Democrats and Republicans alike, in a bi-partisan effort for America :

If you support Mitt Romney drive with your headlights ON during the day.

If you support Barack Obama, please drive with your headlights OFF at night. 

Together we can make it happen.

Thank you!!!!" 

Hope that you all have a great day!!!!

Till later... 

My mother emailed me this: Oldie but Goodie

Top 10 Predictions No Matter Who Wins the Election

1. The Holy Bible will still have all the answers.
2. Prayer will still work.
3. The Holy Spirit will still move.
4. God will still guide His people.
5. There will still be God-anointed preaching.
6. There will still be singing of praise to God.
7. God will still pour out blessings upon His people.
8. There will still be room at the Cross.
9. The Lord Jesus Christ will still love you.
10. The Lord Jesus Christ will still save the lost when they come to Him.

Fall...

Well Fall is here again and it is about time for me to take my yearly picture with Maria. WOW!!! It does not feel like it has been a whole year since we took our last pictures. :)

Here are a few pictures that I took last year from the top of Stone Mountain. It was SO pretty up there. :)

HAPPY 56th BIRTHDAY Papa!!!!!

Happy 56th Birthday Papa!!!!!
 

 

 

I love you!!!!!

 

Bulletin Board

I got to decorate the bulletin bord at my job this week. Please tell me what you think. :D

 

 

The last picture is not that great but it was the best I had.

Till later...

Waiting....

As I stand here waiting for business at work to pick up again, I am reminded of a lessen I am relearning every day that I work. Be patient, wait, it will all happen in God’s good time. :) It makes me smile as I remember that I don't need to rush around like a chicken with its head cut off. I need to wait, knowing that whatever comes up the road is all in our Fathers hands. An example.... This job. I had applied for this job early in the year, and at the time there were no openings. So I thought I would not look at getting a job till I was finished with school at the end of the year. But I got a call from our library and I felt like it was a door opening. I accepted the job and I am VERY glad I did. :) I waited and a great gift was given. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well that is my bit of knowledge for the day. :D

Hope you all have a blessed day.

Till next time….

Friends and some games.

So on Saturday we had a few friends over to play some games with us, the L's and Kaylin. It was a lot of fun, and my team won Bible Baseball. :D Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure. :)

These first 2 are of us playing Janga.

 

 

 

 

Then we played Bible Baseball. Oh and Maria did Elizabeth's hair. :D

 

Mr. Dean's thinking face.

 

 

Hair all done. :)

 

 

I should have known that.....

 

 

Explaining something....

 

 

Hmmmmmmmmm..........

Well that is all for now. :) Hope that you all have a blessed week.
Till later....

The Picture Update I Promised. :D

Well, better late than never, I have heard it said. :) Sorry that it took so long. :D All I can say is that I have not as yet organized my life around my new job, school, and other activities. So... :sigh: PLEASE be patient with me. :)
Here is the update that I promised in early September, and I am going to add  an extra one to the end. :D

1st: After I babysat the I's I went home and helped clean up from my brother's 21st birthday. 

 

After that nothing much exciting happened that I can remember until the end of the month when we did the 2nd thing I am posting about - GAME NIGHT at the L's. :D 

 

3rd: Then, Sunday afternoon we went to a friend's house and my two youngest siblings played Ultimate. :D 

 

4th: Naomi's going away party at the B's house. 

 

5th: The evening that Maria and I spent with Sarah's younger sister, and my dear friend, Emma. :D 

 

6th: The CEF Good News Club training that my mother, sister, several friends and I went to. 

 

The sad 7th event: The official totaling of Mateo/Papa's truck. 

 

8th: The Going away party for Elizabeth and the FUN cake that I made. 

 

9th: Maria's Birthday of which I already posted a little about, and My parents FUN 35th Anniversary trip.  :D 

 

10th: My new job, my shirts, and a couple of my coworkers.

 

11th: The first day at Good News Club.

And 12th: Family friends from Ohio coming over to visit.

Well that is all for now.
Thank you for reading!!!
Till later.....

You may ask: "What have you been doing????"

Well according to my calender an update is LONG overdue on here. and I can come up with a LONG list of excuses of why I have not been posting. But I will not do that to all you poor souls. :D Instead I will tell you a LONG or maybe short list of what I have been doing and then later on I will post some pictures. :D

1st: After I babysat the I's I went home and helped clean up from my brothers 21st birthday. 

 

After that nothing much exciting happened that I can remember till the end of the month when we did the 2ed thing I will post about GAME NIGHT at the L's. :D 

 

The 3rd thing is the Sunday afternoon that went to a friends house and my two youngest siblings played frisbee. :D 

 

The 4th thing is Naomi's going away party at the B's house. 

 

5th comes the the evening that Maria spent with Sarah's youngest sister and my dear friend Emma. :D 

 

6th in line is the CEF Good News club training that my mother, sister, I and several friends went to. 

 

Then came a sad 7th, Totaling Mateo/Papa's truck. 

 

8th will be the Going away party for Elizabeth and the FUN cake that I made. 

 

9th is Maria's Birthday of which I already posted a little about, and My parents FUN 35th Anniversary trip.  :D 

 

10th is my new job and my shirts and coworkers.

And 11th is the first day at Good News Club.

Well I hope that is a LONG enough list for you. :) Now that you kind of know what I have been doing I will post a pictures update as soon as I get it all put together. :D
Till then....

15 years old

My baby sister turned 15 today. I am now starting to feel old. :sigh: Well I guess that is just how it is. We are none of us getting younger. :D

HAPPY BIRTHDAY little sister!!!!!!

I GOT IT!!!!

I got a job this week. I am SO excited that I thought I would share it with you. :D

I am now a Library Clerk at our local library.

 I am only working part time but that is enough for me. :)

A Peanut Butter Fudge Pie Recipe

A couple of different people asked me for this recipe so I thought I would post it on my blog so that anyone that would like could make it. :)  I hope that you all enjoy it!!!!

Peanut Butter Fudge Pie!!!

You can skip making the crust and just use 2 pie crusts (preferably 8 inch deep dish)

Pie Crust:

Makes two pastries

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup shortening

5 to 6 tablespoons cold water

1. In a medium bowl with fork, lightly stir together flower and salt.

2. With pastry blender or 2 knives used scissor fashion, cut in shorting until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

3.  Sprinkle in cold water, a tablespoon at a time, mixing lightly with a fork after each addition until pastry just holds together.

4. A With hands, shape pastry into a ball. (If it is a hot day, wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate 30 minutes.)

5. For a 2 pie crusts, divide pastry into 2 pieces, and then gently shape each piece into a ball.

6. On lightly floured surface with lightly floured stockinette-covered rolling pin, roll into a 1/8 -inch-thick circle, 2 inches larger all around than pie plate.

7. Roll half of circle onto rolling pin; transfer pastry to pie plate and unroll, easing into bottom and side of plate.

I usually skip the rolling part and just press it into the pie plate. :)

Fudge Pie Filling:

¼ cup cocoa

¼ cup flour

1 cup sugar

 2 whole eggs 

 1 t. vanilla

1 stick butter

Combine cocoa & flour, add sugar. Add remaining ingredients and pour into 2 unbaked shells. (It will only fill the shell about half way, remember you are going to add Peanut butter filling on top.) Bake at 300F for 25 to 45 minutes or till it is dry and cracked on top and is not longer "jiggly". ( Sorry :( I can't remember how long I cooked it. Though I know that it was longer then 25 minutes.)

While pie is cooling make the:

Peanut Butter Pie Filling:

4 T. peanut butter

1 ½ cup milk

4 T. flour

¾ cup sugar

Pinch of salt

3 eggs –yokes separated

1 t. vanilla extract

1/3 stick butter

Melt Peanut butter and milk over low heat. Add 3 egg yokes. Mix flour, salt, and sugar together and add to peanut butter mixture and cook until thickened. Add vanilla and butter. Put  half on top of the each fudge pie. You could top with meringue or whipped topping but it might taste disgusting, :D The best thing to do is leave it plan and ENJOY!!!!!

Zach's Birthday and the 2 girls who stole my heart.

So I promised pictures of Zachary's birthday and though I know that most of you may not care about it, it is my blog so I will post them. :)
First a little history: When Zachary was almost 2 years old his mother (Karen) was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, and they said she only had months to live. At the time my sister was helping with the children (there were 5). Then a few months later I started to help taking care of them.When Zachary was 4 Karen died. About 1 1/2 to 2 years after Karen went home to be with her Lord, Darren her husband married Melissa. Melissa was a widow with 3 children. So began there lives together. So maybe you know now why Zachary is SO dear to me and that is why on his 9th Birthday I just HAD to throw him a small family party while he parents were out of town.
So here it is: Zachary's 9th Birthday. :) 
 For his birthday Zach asked me to make a couple of things. For breakfast my ninety-minute-cinnamon-rolls, and for dessert we made chocolate and peanut butter pie. Rachel was a GREAT helper in making the cinnamon rolls, the pie crust, and the chocolate part of the pie. And Zach helped with the peanut butter part.

My 2 helpers. :D

I am sorry to say that I forgot to take pictures of the cinnamon rolls. 

BUT I did get pictures of the pies. 

The pies.

Zach's birthday decor. 

Opening his gift from me, and also one from Annie.

His gifts from me (the pie and the striped bag) and the card that I made him.

And that is all for Zachary's birthday.

Now to the girls who stole my heart.

 Are they not the CUTEST?!!! They stole my heart and took it to Southeast Asia with them. I can't WAIT to see you girls!!!!

Till later....

Happy Birthday Zach!!!!

Happy 9th Birthday Zachary!!!!



While taking care of some of my friends 9 children their youngest son Zach turned 9. We had a small party. He will get a "real" birthday party when his parents are home. It was all fun. I will try to post more pictures soon.
 Till then....